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Feagles is the only punter to eclipse 70,000 career punting yards, and only three other punters have surpassed the 60,000 mark. He also set the career record for total punts in 2005, when he recorded his 1,368th, surpassing Sean Landeta. [3] He later retired with 1,713 career punts, still the NFL record. [2] [4]
Sammy Baugh was a 5-time league leader in yards per punt, which is still the most in NFL history, with only one other player ever reaching four seasons leading in yards per punt. His record for yards per punt for a season of 51.4 lasted 82 years. In 1963, Yale Lary became the second player to lead the league yards per punt for a third time.
Jeff Feagles holds the NFL career record for most punts with 1,713. In American football, a punt is a kick that is performed after a player (most often a punter) drops the ball from their hands and kicks it prior to it hitting the ground. Record keeping for punts in the National Football League (NFL) goes back to 1939.
Guy was the first punter ever to be selected in the first round in the NFL draft, when the Oakland Raiders selected him with the 23rd overall pick of the 1973 draft. [15] In his career as a punter, Guy played his entire career with the Raiders and was selected to seven Pro Bowl teams, including six in a row from 1973 to 1978. [16]
Glenn Adam Pakulak, Jr. (born April 9, 1980) is an American former professional football player who was a punter in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Kentucky Wildcats and was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2003.
On February 18, 2009, he signed a four-year, $12 million contract, making him the highest-paid punter in NFL history. [71] On September 14, in the season opener against the San Diego Chargers, Lechler had four punts for 195 net yards for a 48.75 average as the Raiders lost by a score of 24–20. [72]
The average length of a player's career in the National Football League is relatively short compared to other sports. One study shows the average career lasts around 3.3 years. [1] Kickers and punters careers average 4.87 seasons. [1] On the other end, the shortest average careers are the running backs, only 2.57 seasons. [1]
He was a four-year starter and finished his college career as one of Oregon State's most prolific punters. As a Beaver, he set a single-game school record with a 52.5 average (six punts for 315 yards) against the Utah Utes in 2011. [7] Hekker ranked third-best in career-punt yardage in school history with a solid 41.3 yards average per punt. [8]